Episode – 0071 : Fallacious Reasoning Transcript We are often told that schools are where you learn how to think, not what to think. Sadly, almost no school curriculum deals […]
Episode – 0070 : The Fosbury Flop
Episode – 0070 : The Fosbury Flop Transcript At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Dick Fosbury won the Gold Medal in the men’s high jump. He did it by […]
Episode – 0070 : The Fosbury Flop
Episode – 0070 : The Fosbury Flop Transcript At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Dick Fosbury won the Gold Medal in the men’s high jump. He did it by […]
Episode – 0069 : An Incredibly Bright Idea
Episode – 0069 : An Incredibly Bright Idea Transcript Thomas Edison is often credited with the invention of the light bulb. Yet, nothing could be further from the truth. If […]
Episode – 0069 : An Incredibly Bright Idea
Episode – 0069 : An Incredibly Bright Idea Transcript Thomas Edison is often credited with the invention of the light bulb. Yet, nothing could be further from the truth. If […]
Episode – 0068 : The Two-Hour Marathon
Episode – 0068 : The Two-Hour Marathon Transcript Eliud Kipchoge is unquestionably the greatest marathon runner in history. He’s won an Olympic Gold Medal, holds the world’s record, and has […]
Episode – 0068 : The Two-Hour Marathon
Episode – 0068 : The Two-Hour Marathon Transcript Eliud Kipchoge is unquestionably the greatest marathon runner in history. He’s won an Olympic Gold Medal, holds the world’s record, and has […]
Episode – 0067 : The First Transatlantic Cable
Episode – 0067 : The First Transatlantic Cable Transcript Today the world can communicate with text, images, audio, and video at the speed of light. Most of this is done […]
Episode – 0066 : The Election of 1824
Episode – 0066 : The Election of 1824 Transcript Many people think that politics and elections in the United States are the most controversial they have ever been. History, however, […]
Episode – 0067 : The First Transatlantic Cable
Episode – 0067 : The First Transatlantic Cable Transcript Today the world can communicate with text, images, audio, and video at the speed of light. Most of this is done […]
Episode – 0066 : The Election of 1824
Episode – 0066 : The Election of 1824 Transcript Many people think that politics and elections in the United States are the most controversial they have ever been. History, however, […]
Episode – 0065 : The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Episode – 0065 : The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Transcript People didn’t travel much in the ancient world. But, for those who did they developed the ancient equivalent […]
Episode – 0064 : That New Pope Smell
Episode – 0064 : That New Pope Smell Transcript The Roman Catholic Papacy is one of the oldest institutions in the world, second only to the Chrysanthemum Throne in Japan. […]
Episode – 0065 : The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Episode – 0065 : The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Transcript People didn’t travel much in the ancient world. But, for those who did they developed the ancient equivalent […]
Episode – 0064 : That New Pope Smell
Episode – 0064 : That New Pope Smell Transcript The Roman Catholic Papacy is one of the oldest institutions in the world, second only to the Chrysanthemum Throne in Japan. […]
Episode – 0063 : The World’s Oldest Satellite
Episode – 0063 : The World’s Oldest Satellite Transcript Here is a question you’ve probably never bothered to think about before….What is the oldest man made object orbiting the earth? […]
Episode – 0063 : The World’s Oldest Satellite
Episode – 0063 : The World’s Oldest Satellite Transcript Here is a question you’ve probably never bothered to think about before….What is the oldest man made object orbiting the earth? […]
Episode – 0062 : A Brief History of Timekeeping
Episode – 0062 : A Brief History of Timekeeping Transcript Our ability to measure time is one of the fundamental things which makes us human. We’ve gone from very crude […]
Episode – 0062 : A Brief History of Timekeeping
Episode – 0062 : A Brief History of Timekeeping Transcript Our ability to measure time is one of the fundamental things which makes us human. We’ve gone from very crude […]
Episode – 0061 : The First Pandemic
Episode – 0061 : The First Pandemic Transcript Pandemics can be world-changing events. The aftermath of a pandemic can shape societies and topple empires. Whether it’s the flu, smallpox, cholera, […]